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<span class=large>THIRD NEPHI</span><br/> THE BOOK OF NEPHI<br/> THE SON OF NEPHI, WHO WAS THE SON OF HELAMAN
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CHAPTER 8
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Tempests, earthquakes, fires, whirlwinds, and physical upheavals attest the crucifixion of Christ—Many people are destroyed—Darkness covers the land for three days—Those who remain bemoan their fate.  [<span class='small'>A.D.</span> 34]
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And</span> now it came to pass that according to our record, and we know our record to be <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 21: 24.">true</a>, for behold, it was a <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/1b" mark="b" type="A" title="3 Ne. 23: 7.">just</a> man who did keep the record—for he truly did <sup>c</sup><a href="3_ne/8/1c" mark="c" type="A" title="3 Ne. 7: 20 (19-20).">many</a> <sup>d</sup><a href="3_ne/8/1d" mark="d" type="A" title="John 6: 14; Morm. 9: 18 (18-19).">miracles</a> in the <sup>e</sup><a href="3_ne/8/1e" mark="e" type="A" title="Acts 3: 6 (6-16); Jacob 4: 6.">name</a> of Jesus; and there was not any man who could do a miracle in the name of Jesus save he were cleansed every whit from his iniquity—
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And now it came to pass, if there was no mistake made by this man in the reckoning of our time, the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 2: 8.">*thirty</a> and third year had passed away;
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And the people began to look with great earnestness for the sign which had been given by the prophet Samuel, the Lamanite, yea, for the time that there should be <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/3a" mark="a" type="C" title="1 Ne. 19: 10; Hel. 14: 27 (20, 27); 3 Ne. 10: 9; TG Darkness, Physical.">darkness</a> for the space of three days over the face of the land.
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And there began to be great <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Doubt.">doubtings</a> and <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/4b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Disputations.">disputations</a> among the people, notwithstanding so many signs had been given.
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And it came to pass in the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/5a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hel. 14: 20 (20-27); 3 Ne. 11: 2.">*thirty</a> and fourth year, in the first month, on the fourth day of the month, there arose a great <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/5b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Jesus Christ, Crucifixion of; TG Jesus Christ, Death of.">storm</a>, such an one as never had been known in all the land.
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And there was also a great and terrible tempest; and there was terrible <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 19: 11; Hel. 14: 21 (20-27).">thunder</a>, insomuch that it did <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/6b" mark="b" type="A" title="Matt. 27: 51 (45, 50-51).">shake</a> the whole earth as if it was about to divide asunder.
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And there were exceedingly sharp lightnings, such as never had been known in all the land.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/8a" mark="a" type="A" title="4 Ne. 1: 8.">city</a> of Zarahemla did take fire.
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And the city of <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 50: 13.">Moroni</a> did <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/9b" mark="b" type="A" title="3 Ne. 9: 4 (4-5).">sink</a> into the depths of the sea, and the inhabitants thereof were drowned.
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And the earth was carried up upon the city of <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 8: 25.">Moronihah</a>, that in the place of the city there became a great <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hel. 12: 17; 3 Ne. 9: 8 (6-8).">mountain</a>.
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And there was a great and terrible destruction in the land southward.
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But behold, there was a more great and terrible destruction in the land northward; for behold, the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 11: 1.">whole</a> face of the land was changed, because of the tempest and the whirlwinds, and the thunderings and the lightnings, and the exceedingly great quaking of the whole earth;
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/13a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hel. 14: 24; 3 Ne. 6: 8.">highways</a> were broken up, and the level roads were spoiled, and many smooth places became rough.
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And many <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 9: 12; 3 Ne. 10: 4.">great</a> and notable cities were <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/14b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 12: 4.">sunk</a>, and many were <sup>c</sup><a href="3_ne/8/14c" mark="c" type="A" title="2 Ne. 26: 4; 3 Ne. 9: 3 (3-9).">burned</a>, and many were shaken till the buildings thereof had fallen to the earth, and the inhabitants thereof were slain, and the places were left desolate.
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And there were some cities which remained; but the damage thereof was exceedingly great, and there were many in them who were slain.
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And there were some who were carried away in the <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Dan. 11: 40; 3 Ne. 10: 13 (13-14).">whirlwind</a>; and whither they went no man knoweth, save they know that they were carried away.
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And thus the face of the whole earth became deformed, because of the tempests, and the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the quaking of the earth.
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And behold, the rocks were rent in twain; they were broken up upon the face of the whole earth, insomuch that they were <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/18a" mark="a" type="A" title="Hel. 14: 22 (21-22).">found</a> in broken fragments, and in seams and in cracks, upon all the face of the land.
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And it came to pass that when the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the storm, and the tempest, and the quakings of the earth did cease—for behold, they did last for about the space of <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Luke 23: 44 (44-45).">three</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/19b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 18: 14.">hours</a>; and it was said by some that the time was greater; nevertheless, all these great and terrible things were done in about the space of three hours—and then behold, there was <sup>c</sup><a href="3_ne/8/19c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Ne. 19: 10; 3 Ne. 10: 9.">darkness</a> upon the face of the land.
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And it came to pass that there was thick darkness upon all the face of the land, insomuch that the inhabitants thereof who had not fallen could <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/20a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ex. 10: 21.">feel</a> the <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/20b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Ne. 12: 5; 1 Ne. 19: 11.">vapor</a> of darkness;
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And there could be no light, because of the darkness, neither candles, neither torches; neither could there be fire kindled with their fine and exceedingly dry wood, so that there could not be any light at all;
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And there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the land.
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And it came to pass that it did last for the space of three days that there was no light seen; and there was great mourning and <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/23a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 10: 8 (2, 8).">howling</a> and weeping among all the people continually; yea, great were the groanings of the people, because of the darkness and the great destruction which had come upon them.
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And in one place they were heard to cry, saying: O that we had repented <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/24a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Procrastination.">before</a> this great and terrible day, and then would our brethren have been spared, and they would not have been <sup>b</sup><a href="3_ne/8/24b" mark="b" type="A" title="Hel. 13: 12; 3 Ne. 9: 3.">burned</a> in that great city Zarahemla.
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And in another place they were heard to cry and mourn, saying: O that we had repented before this great and terrible day, and had not killed and stoned the prophets, and cast them out; then would our mothers and our fair daughters, and our children have been spared, and not have been buried up in that great city <sup>a</sup><a href="3_ne/8/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="3 Ne. 8: 10; 3 Ne. 9: 5.">Moronihah</a>.  And thus were the howlings of the people great and terrible.
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